The hectic pace of a typical work week, driven by school or work obligations, often leads to sleep problems. However, getting more sleep on weekends could reduce the likelihood of developing heart disease by up to 20%, according to recent findings shared at ESC Congress 2024.
He investigation It was presented at the annual conference of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).
“Sufficient compensatory sleep is linked to a lower risk of heart disease. The association becomes even more pronounced among people who regularly experience a lack of sleep during the week,” said study co-author Yanjun Song.
The Chinese researcher works at the State Key Laboratory of Infectious Diseases at Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases in Beijing.
The study led by Song’s team examined the sleep habits of 90,900 people in the UK. Around 22%, or 19,800 individuals, were identified as having sleep deficiencies. sleep sleeping less than seven hours a night on average. The results did not indicate any notable differences between the genders.
Over a period of nearly 14 years, researchers tracked these participants’ hospital and death records for heart-related conditions such as heart failure, atrial fibrillation and stroke.
The results revealed that those who made up for lost sleep were 19% less likely to develop heart problems. In the sleep-deprived group, getting more sleep to catch up on sleep reduced the risk of heart disease by 20%.
‘A well-done analysis’
Dr. Nisha Parikh, director of the Women’s Heart Program at Northwell Health’s Cardiovascular Institute and the Katz Institute for Women’s Health in the United States, called it a “well-done analysis.”
He explained that sleep disorders and lack of sleep are related to health problems such as high blood pressure, diabetesobesity and heart disease. Dr Parikh added that catching up on lost sleep over the weekend could help reduce some of the negative effects caused by not getting enough sleep during the week.
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